Liberal Democrats in Leeds suffered a bloody nose at today's local election counts as Labour gained outright control of Leeds council.

Labour gained seven seats taking Burmantofts and Richmond Hill, Headingley, Moortown and Rothwell from the Liberal Democrats. They took Roundhay and Temple Newsam from the Conservatives and Morley South from the Morley Borough Independents. The Liberal Democrats also lost Horsforth to the Conservatives.

The result leaves the makeup of the council - which had been run by Labour as a minority administration with support from the Greens as: